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Commonwealth Secretariat

In research, Commonwealth Secretariat stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,969 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,973 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,377
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#860
of 1,844
Research works
410
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Commonwealth Secretariat

What is Commonwealth Secretariat known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,969 of 14,833 6.5%260
Social SciencesField #7,973 of 9,330 6.0%149

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Commonwealth Secretariat sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Commonwealth Secretariat work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Commonwealth Secretariat is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (20%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 18 fractional works · 65.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 28.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 12.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCommonwealthSecretariat28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences66%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences828.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance620.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting28.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities15.1%
    5. Decision Sciences01.8%
    6. Psychology01.6%
    1. Engineering13.8%
    2. Environmental Science13.4%
    3. Computer Science12.4%
    4. Mathematics11.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine310.8%
    2. Health Professions01.3%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.7%
    3. Neuroscience12.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.46× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9.46×6 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.67×2 works
  3. Social Sciences2.26×8 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.85×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.79×1 works
  6. Mathematics1.65×0 works
  7. Neuroscience1.47×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.90×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.69×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×1 works
  11. Medicine0.56×3 works
  12. Psychology0.52×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×1 works
  14. Health Professions0.49×0 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.31×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.27×0 works
  18. Engineering0.25×1 works
  19. Nursing0.22×0 works
  20. Energy0.19×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Commonwealth Secretariat?

Ranked on the quality score, Emmanuel Opoku Awuku, Brendan Vickers and Salamat Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Commonwealth Secretariat.

  1. 1 Emmanuel Opoku Awuku United Kingdom · #1,823,502 worldwide 124 citations · 13 works
  2. 2 Brendan Vickers United Kingdom · #1,996,196 worldwide 280 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Salamat Ali United Kingdom · #2,603,457 worldwide 119 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Peter Trepte United Kingdom · #2,673,273 worldwide 173 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Collin Zhuawu United Kingdom · #2,870,504 worldwide 13 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Arvinder Sambei United Kingdom · #2,873,187 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Commonwealth Secretariat United Kingdom · #3,030,198 worldwide 232 citations · 131 works
  8. 8 Rose M. D’Sa United Kingdom · #3,037,163 worldwide 111 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Jodie Keane United Kingdom · #3,170,984 worldwide 193 citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Hugo Young United Kingdom · #3,582,736 worldwide 784 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Commonwealth Secretariat

What are the most cited papers from Commonwealth Secretariat?

The most cited paper from Commonwealth Secretariat is "Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis" (Robert Beaglehole et al., 2011), with 1,649 citations. Next come "Defining “serious harm” to the marine environment in the context of deep-seabed mining" (336) and "Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining" (203).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis Robert Beaglehole et al. · The Lancet Open access Apr 2011 1,649
2 Defining “serious harm” to the marine environment in the context of deep-seabed mining Lisa Ann Levin, Kathryn J. Mengerink, Kristina Maria Gjerde et al. · Marine Policy Open access 10 Oct 2016 336
3 Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining Diva J. Amon et al. · Marine Policy Open access 2 Mar 2022 203
4 Applications of ultrasound to organic chemistry R. Stephen Davidson, A. SAFDAR, Jonathan Spencer et al. · Ultrasonics 1987 116
5 Enabling Institutional Investors’ Collective Action Jean‐Pascal Gond, Valeria Piani · Business & Society 21 Sep 2012 113
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Which keywords describe research at Commonwealth Secretariat?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Global Governance, Poverty Reduction, Technology, Legal System and Human Rights.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization4▲ 7.4×9 topics
  2. Economic Development3▲ 15×5 topics
  3. Economic Growth2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  4. Global Governance2▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Human Rights2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  6. Sustainability2▲ 2.6×9 topics
  7. Innovation2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  8. Legal System2▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction2▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Technology2▲ 10×3 topics
  11. Governance1▲ 16×2 topics
  12. International Trade Law1▲ 38×1 topic
  13. WTO Dispute Settlement1▲ 609×1 topic
  14. Climate Change1▲ 1.75×11 topics
  15. Decolonization1▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Neuroimaging1▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Vulnerability1▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Education1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  19. International Law1▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Empowerment1▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Immunotherapy1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  22. Market Size1▲ 55×2 topics
  23. Microfinance1▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Social Capital1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  25. Artistic Exchange1▲ 320×1 topic
  26. Bladder Cancer1▲ 93×1 topic
  27. Cultural Transfer1▲ 320×1 topic
  28. International Trade1▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Islands1▲ 317×1 topic
  30. Okun's Law1▲ 699×1 topic
  31. Productivity1▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Small States1▲ 317×1 topic
  33. Unemployment1▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Urothelial Carcinoma1▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Commonwealth Secretariat publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: World Trade Organization Law, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Global trade and economics and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs.

World Trade Organization…1World Trade Organization Law: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…1Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…1Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksHistorical Art and Cultu…1Historical Art and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksUnemployment and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksNeurological and metabol…1Neurological and metabolic disorders: 1 fractional worksNeurological diseases and metabolism: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceDemography5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 World Trade Organization Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 1 works
  6. 6 Unemployment and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Neurological and metabolic disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Neurological diseases and metabolism Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available10.2%not open89.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Commonwealth Secretariat's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Commonwealth Secretariat as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000063% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Commonwealth Secretariat0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Commonwealth Secretariat over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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